Vapor-bath cabinet



.Ai1g-19, 1930. FC. DORMENT 1,773,450

VAPOR BATH CABINET Filed Feb. 12, 1929 5 sheets-sheet l Aug. 19, 1930. Fyc. DORMENT 1,773,450

VAPOR BATH CABINET Filed Feb. l2, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 19, 1930. F. cQDoRMENT VAPOR BATH CABINET Filed Feb. l2, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Aug. 19, 1930.- F. c. bo'RMENT 1,773,450

vAPo BATH CABINET Filed Feb. l2, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Aug-19,1930. F. c. DRMENT 1,773,450

- V`APOR4 BATH CABINET Filed Feb- 12, 1929 5 sheets-sheet. 5

Patented Aug. 19, 1939 *UNITED STATES rnANKoroaMENT, or WAsHNGTom nrs'rnrcrfor db riUMBim-"Asscfnon To n er COMPANY INCORPORATED, or wasnnefron, .DsrnrcrorfCOLUMBIA, a

varon-BATH CABINET] Application inea'rebruary 12 1929. seria1`N0. 339,297.5

This invention has special relation to thatA y type` of bath vcabinet 1n .which 'the patient is vn and sub- `inkv the cabinet may bequickly and readily re`v moved therefrom and delivered to a pipe leading'to the sewage, whereby, when the door` of the cabinet is opened, there willbe no escape of odors into theroom in which the cabinet is located. A further object is to provide simple means whereby the `patient vmay .f seated within the cabinet withv respect to the neck-ring, this' means being adjustable to adapt" it to various-sized persons', the arrangement being preferably the door ofthe cabinet is opened, the seat upon which the patient-is seated will beat the same time swung' to a position outfofthe cabinet to enable the patient to conveniently get down from the seat, as more fully hereinafter vset forth.

A still further-.object is .to providesimple means whereby the vmedicantf; will beieifioa-v ciously vaporizedV and mixed with water` vapor and whereby also the amount of medicant vaporized may be readily adjusted, as more fully hereinafter set forth. j

Therer are still further objects of this invention which will appear in the course of the specification. i

In the drawingsl Fig, 1 is a side elevation of the cabinet showing the door closed;-

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; Fig.` 3 is a vertical sectional view taken the line of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionalview taken on the line 1f-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. Il" is a detail sectional `view of the sprinkler'for washing-outthe cabinet;

Fig. lb is adetail vertical sectionalvieW showing the devices fo-r adjusting theseatback. i Y Y Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken throuh the lower part of thecabinet showing the vaporizer; K l

be comfortably such that, wheny Fig. 6 is a view similar' to Fig.' 4*Staken on the line 6 -6 of Fig'. I

Fig..-.7 is a, section through i the cabinet Figs'. s, 9^, ,io and .11- aeview'sff details' hereinafter described; l

v Referring to the drawings .annexed by ref"- erence-characters, 15 designates ainetalcabi net having side walls and a back wall as well .asa top andbottom wall, the rfront side of the cabinet being open and adaptedrto vbe closed by a bowed or bulged door 16 desirablymade ofsheet metal andhingedat 17 to oneof the .corner-posts ..18 (preferably hollow -sheet y1netal,)of the cabinet, a corresponding hollow metal post 18 beingprovidedat the @other side of the cabinet. A seat 19 is providedV for` -thepatient This seat is so positioned within the cabinet that, when the patient seated thereon, the neck of the patient willprotrude through va hole 20j formedjpartly vin the top wall ofthe cabinet and partly in the top wall of the @doen-16.' The door v16 is adapted to- .hajveair-tight connection withthe adjacent walls of the'cabinet, so that, ,when it is closed and theneck-opening 20 is filled by the neck ofthepatient, there will be practically no opportunity for vapors to rescape from the cabinet. If desired, any suitable water bandage, or other device (not shown) @may be placed around tlieneck of the patient, on the aken iiei-izenaiiy .outsideof the cabinet, yto further prevent the f escape cof vapors from the cabinet.

To lock thedoor closed, anyv suitable means 1nay be employedyl have f illustrated three locking-arms-Ql mounted on the ends of horizontal shaftsQQ journalled in the adjacent corner-post 18 and adapted to engage lugs L23 aflixedto the door,A The inner ends of the shafts 22 are connectedtogether 'by links 2 4 and arms aflixed to theafor-esaid shafts'22, one pf the'shafts 22gbeing provided with a handle 26 4within the cab-inet. `One ofthe shafts-22 is 'also provided with a located outside of ythe cabinet. With this arrangement, the door'may be` locked `or unlocked from the interiorl of the cabinet by the patient by means, of handle 26, and,g.b v meansT ofthe handle 27, the attendantniaylock the door from the outside. A4lhe provision of handle 27 Y --means for unlocking the door fromthe in- Iy Y side (by means of the handle 26) is desirable in ord-er that the patient may at willfor instance, should he become frightenedreadily unlock the door and release himself from the cabinet, whether or not the attendant be present in the room.

The seat 19 is supported on the upper end of a screw 28 which 1s threaded into anarm l29 hinged, by a vertical pintle, to one of the adjacent cabinet-posts 1S, this arm 29 enabling the seat to be swung either intothe cabinet or out of the same. The screw is provided with a hand-wheel 30 at its lower end to enable the seat to be raised and lowered to properly adjust it with respect to the neckopening 20, and the seat is swivelly mounted on the arm 29 by being provided with a post 3l which lits down in the threaded passage through Vthe arm29 and rests on the top end of the screw 28. The upper end of the post Slis ai'iiXed to the bottom of the seat by means of a plate 32 and the 'point of attachment tothe seat is eccentric thereto, so that the seatmay be swung away from the cabinet whenthe door is opened to facilitate the positioning of the patient thereon. The arm 29 also assists in thus swinging the seat away from the cabinet-'for convenience of the patient, and,'to insure the outward swinging of the seat when the door is opened, I provide a suitable connection between the seat and the door, so that, when the door Vis swung open, the seat will not only be turned on the post-3l as a pivot but'will be carried bodily outwardly by the swinging ofthe arm 29. This connection with the door maybe of any suitable type; I have shown a horizontal rod 33 fastened to the door, and a sleeve 34 slidably mounted on thisrod, the sleeve being provided with al rod 35 whichextends forwardly and has a loose connection with a slotted arm 36 depending from the seat, the purpose of the slot being to maintain connection with the rod 35 throughout the vertical adjustment of the seat 19. Any other suitable connection between the seat and the door may be used. Also, any suitable means may be used for vertically and otherwise adjusting the backrest 37 carried by the seat, to assist in making' the patient entirely comfortable on the seat while positioned in vthe cabinet.

In the bottom of the cabinet, I place a grating consisting` desirably of wooden parallel bars 38 upon which the patient may rest his feet, the rear section of this grate being hinged at 89 to enable that section to be raised to a comfortable position, the raising er adjusting of this section being accomplish-ed by a suitable adjustable leg 40. Below the grating is located the generator for the water-vapor'and medicant, the heat for generating this vapor being supplied in any suitable manner, preferably by means of electroheating elements 4l mounted in a water-pan 42 forming virtually a depression in the bottom wall of the cabinet and being heat-insulated by means of an outer covering' 43 of any suitable type. I have not shown the electrical connections for supplying current to the heating elements 41. Such connection may be of any suitable type. .I have, however, shown a thermostat 44 located on the top of the cab-inet in a desirable position, which may be used for controlling the tem- ,perature of the interior of the cabinet and the rapidity of vaporization of the water in the pan 42. A taletell lamp 45 may be used in connection with this thermostat for convenience and also a thermometer 46 may be used if desired.

It is desirable to keep the water in the pan 42 always at a predetermined level, and for this purpose I'provide an overflow-pipe 47 5 whose outlet-end is connected with the drain in any suitable manner and whose inlet-end is located in a trap-cup 48 inserted in the water-supply line 49, this supply being con! trolled by means of a suitable manually-controlled valve 50, it being desirable that this- Valve be so adjusted that a constant supply of water will trickle into the trap-cup 4S and thence into the pan, the upper, inlet-end of4 the overflow pipe 47 determining the level of water in the pan.

The vaporization substance, preferably in a liquidVV form, is carried in a pan 5l mounted directly over the water pan so as to be heated by the vapor rising therefrom'. This pan is supported on suitable bars or flanges 52 mounted on vertical walls 53 rising from the bottom wall of the cabinet, this medicant-pan being closed by a cover 54 which is removably held 1n place in any suitable manner, preferably 'by bolts 55.` Tofopenthe pan to permit the vaporized medicant to escape into the cabinet, the pan is slid backwardly to open a gap between the inner wall 56 of the pan and the adjacent rear edge of the cover 54, a suitable packing 57 being employed to insure a vaportight closure when the pan is pushed up forwardly to prevent escape of the vaporized medicant. The amount of medicated vapor that is allowed to escape is determined bythe position of the front wall 56 with respect to the cover 54; in Fig. 5, the pan is pushed up tightly against the end of the cover to entirelyV seal the medicant. To draw the pan forwardly the desired degree, any suitable device may' be employed; I have shown a rock-shaft 58 journalled in the side walls of the cabinet and provided with an arm 59 which is pivotally connected to a rod 60 whose forward end is pivotally or loosely connected to a bracket 6l fastened to the back wall 56 of the pan. By rocking the shaft 58, the pan may be opened or closed to any desired degree. For thus rocking the shaft 58, I provide eX- teriorly a handle 62 and associate therewith la. graduatedA plate V63 to enable the attendant 'to determine to kwhat degree t'hemedicant is escaping into the cabinet. It'will be under- "z les 66 through the niedimum of'a supplystood that suitable packings are eniployed'to prevent theescape of medicated vaporat any point except betweenthe back wall 57 ofthe pan' and 'the adjacent edge of the cover, and

`it will also be lunderstood that when the panl 51 is opened, i. e., slid backwardly, the vapor from the water-pan L12 Vpasses up behindzthe medicant-pan 51 and across rearwardly over the top of the samel to thus insure'discharge of the vapo'rized medicant out into thecabinet. f Someof the water vapor may'` escape be.`

tween the wall 56 of they pan 5l and the adja- Y cent surrounding wall 53, as shown particularly in Fig. 5, but nevertheless there will be suliicient vaporpa-ssing up around the pan 51 to insure, as stated, the discharge ot the medicated vapor. To prevent the upgoinghot vapors striking against the feet oi the occupant, I provide a perforated ballie or shield 64.

Afterthe patient hasfbeen treated'and b efore the door is opened, it is desirable to clean out all the body odors and vapors within the cabinet. To accomplish this, I provide at one side of the cabinet a vertical tube 65 and mounted therein a water-J et 66 directed down-v wardly, this jet being located near the upper f end of the tube. An inlet-tube 67 is provided between the cabinet and the upper end ofthe tube 65, at a point above the liet 66, and Vat the lower end of the tube an outlet connecting tube 68 is provided. By supplying water'to the vdownwardly-directed spray-jet 66, the

vapors within the cabinet will be inspirated outoi' the cabinet and caused to flow down the tube 65 through the continuous spray maintained therein. The spray will entrain or catch the vapors and deposit them with the water at the bottom end of the tube 65, whence they will run o with the spray water through the drainage pipe 69. An outward` ly-opening gravity-valve 71 is 'arranged in thev outlet 67 and a similar valve 72 is arranged in the inlet 68, to prevent circulation of the cabinet vapors into the tube 65 except when the spray is in operation. To prevent spray-water being carried into the cabinet at the inlet 68, I guard the same with a baille 7 3. In addition to extracting oi' the vapors and body odors from the air in the cabinet, this Y spraying apparatus will cool the air and thus gradually reduce the temperature of the interior of the cabinet, ythereby'enabling 'the patient to get out of the. cabinet Awithout shock. To speedup his air-washing-andcooling operation, I duplicate the spray apparatus onthe other side of the cabinet, as shown, and this additional spray device may y.obtain its water by means of a water-pipe `74 extending through the cabinet and conneeting the two opposite nozzles 66; and, in order to protect the patients hands and legs against this cold-water pipe, I desirablywenclose 1t in an insulating,covering 7 5, as shown inFig 4. Fresh Water is supplied tothe nozpipe? 6, shown particularly in Fig. l,a valve 77 being provided for controllingjthe"admis sion ofwater to the nozzles.

Itzis desirable at times to4 introduce an ad.'

42 a small quantity of medicant ;v vthis may bei done through thefmedium of ,a'supplypipe 7 9,V shown inV Figs. l and 6, the outerendof the pipe being provided with a suitable cup 80 'for containingthe medicant.

Itis desirable towaslrout the cabinet afterA each treatment. I providea watersprinlder device for this purpose, this sprinkler consisting of a tube 81 `(shown particularly in Figs. l andea) extending acrossthe rear end of the cabinet and provided with Ynozzlesv 82 extendingradially fromsaid tube 81 and havingtheir ends all bent laterallyfin the same direction. rYV'ater is suppliedtothe interior fof the tube 8l through afwater-pipe 83k connected to the supply-pipe 76 and itis desirable that thetube 8l shall be rotatively mounted yin the cabinet walls,so that the reaction, due tothe jetting of the water out through the nozzles 82,`will automaticallyr rotate lthe tube 8l, th-us sprayingthe waterto all parts of the iliteriorofthe cabinetand rendering itunnecessary vfor theattendantto manually l operatethe sprinkler. The projecting end of# the tube 81 is providedwithfa hand-wheel 84 for :manually rotating the tube t 81 vshould 'the tube become stucl in its stuliingfboxes or lthe pressure of water be suiiicienttocause vautomatic rotation of the tube 81. This `sprinkler syste1n,as is obvious, may be used, jto, assist in quickly reducing the temperaturey of th'einterior of the cabinet should theA condition of the patient require such treatment.

In Figs. l and 2,1 have shown a violetray'lainp 85 supportedy convenientlyon Vthe pipe 83 and flexibly connected to a suitable vpart of thecabinet by a coiled. wirer 86,y for convenience in giving the` patient a violet-ray treatment'.

'A convenient device for shiftin g ,thel post 87 i i on the back-rest backwardly and rforwardly to suit dierenbsize'd Vpersons is shown in Fig.r

lib. In this arrangement, I employ a 'screw 88l threaded through .the loweryend of the post 87 and engaging a knurled nut` 89 swivelled to a bracket fastened to the seat19.

In accordance with the provisions of the patentstatutes, I have herein described the principle of operation of my invention, to-Y gether `with the apparatus which I ynow con-` sider to represent the best 'embodiments' thereof, but Idesire to have it understood that the 4 Y t gris-,45o

apjiaratusdisclosed is only 'illustrative and that the invention lean be carried out by 'othernieans frl'so, while it is designed to use the various features and elements inthe combinations and relations described, seine of these niaybe altered and others omitted and some of the features of veach inedilieation may be einbodied'in the others without interferingv with the niore general results outlines, and the invention extends to such use,

That I elaiin as new is:

l. The Combination with afbath cabinet having a swinging door, of a seat arrangenient therefor embodying a seat,'a supporting arrn for said seat hingedly supported on the cabinet in suoli position as to swing into the cabinet as well as out of the cabinet, and .means for vertically adjusting said seat on said arni, said seat being swivelled eccentrically to said arin to enable it to swing laterally independently of said arin.

2. The combination with a bath cabinet having a swinging door7 of a seat arrange ment therefor' embodying a seat, a supporting arrn for said seat hingedly supported onjthe cabinet in such position as to swing into the cabinet as well as out of the cabinet', and means for 'vertically adjusting saidl seat on said arm', ineans being provided whereby said seat is connected to the door of the cabinet so that, when the door is opened, the seat will be swung outwardly with the door.

3. The combination with a bath cabinet havinga swinging door, of a seat arrange- Ainent therefor embodying a seat, a supporting arin for said seat hingedly supported on the cabinet in such position as to swing into the cabinet as well as out of the Cabinet. and means for vertically adjusting said seat on said arin, said seat being swivelled eccentrica-lly to said arni" to enable it to swing laterally independently of said arm, ineans being provided-whereby, when the door is opened, the arin supporting the seat will be swung outwardly and the seat itself vwill be swung pivotally on said support.

4l. In combination with a bath cabinet, means for washing and cooling the air therein without opening the door embodying a water-spraying device and piping arrangeinent whereby the \vapo'rladen air is drawn out of the Cabinet at the` upper end thereof and subjected to the spray, to thusY entrain the vapors and odors carried by the air, and delivered back into the cabinet at the lower end thereof free of said odors and vapors.

5. In combination with a bath cabinet, means for washing and cooling the air therein lwithout opening the .door embodying a water-spraying devi-Ce and a piping arrangeinent whereby the vapor-laden air is drawn out of the Cabinet at the upper end thereof and subjected to the spray, to thus entrain the'vapors and odors carried by the air, and delivered back into the Cabinet at the lower end thereof free of said odors and vapors, drainage ineans being provided for the'vaporladen water.

'6.V In combination with a bath cabinet,

ineans for washing` and cooling the air theresignature.

FRANK C. DOR-MENT. 

